John McSame's Energy Policy

Why John McCain's Energy plan sucks:

(Information taken directly from his website)

There are several problems with his policy:

#1 Searching and drilling for oil takes years and will not immediately address the energy costs we are facing today.

#2 It's bad for the environment. One of the places John and his exxon pals have been eyeballing is the coast of Virginia, my state. This would be devistating to the health of the Chesapeake Bay, which is already suffering, and horrible for the economy of Virginia Beach to which tourism to our beaches is the greatest source of income.

#3 John McCain wants to expand domestic oil and natural gas exploration and production and end our dependancy on foreign oil. We should not be trying to free ourselves of foreign oil but from all oil PERIOD.

#4 John McCain wants to give a $5,000 tax credit for each and every customer who buys a zero carbon emission car instead of just making the auto companies design and build cars like this in the first place. You can NOT put your faith into companies to do the right thing for the enviroment when their only agenda is to make more money. Many people currently want to buy hybrid cars but are unable to do so because car companies have been very smart to limit production in order to drive up the price (supply and demand). In many areas, Hybrid cars now end up costing on average $7,000 more than their counterparts. And giving out a $5,000 tax credit is pointless if people can't buy the cars to get the credit in the first place.

#5 John McCain wants to build 45 New Nuclear Power Plants By 2030. We actually have a Nuclear Power Plant here in Hampton Roads (Surry County) and I can tell you wants wrong with this idea. The biggest problem is because they are privately owned, instead of run by the government, the goal is always to make money and everything else takes a back seat to that goal. So saftey is not a priority. So every year the inspectors come in and find saftey violations and the power company says "well we don't have the money to make those repairs" and so the standards get lowered so they can pass inspection. Because you just can't shut the plant down, people are depending on that electricity. Another problem is that no one wants the waste buried in their community. Everyone loves the idea of these plants but then when they come to bury the radioactive waste in your neighboorhood, you get all upset. Well guess what? They don't bury the stuff in the same area as the plant itself for a reason!

#6 John McCain wants to "Commit $2 Billion Annually To Advancing Clean Coal Technologies" which is a non-renewable resource but gives no price tag on investing in renewable resources. He just says he will encourage the market on this topic but doesn't specify how, because he hasn't figured out how his buddies can profit off of renewable energy. Hense the push for more oil and coal which will keep pulling money out of our pockets.

A vote for McCain is a vote for the same old policies we've been using for the past 8 years, and is a vote for a dead planet!